Sunday, October 9, 2011

A few years ago I was in a Buffalo Wing phase--- my tongue itched for the spicy tang of Buffalo Wing sauce pretty much always.

It was a fun time.

This year, though, I seem to be on a rib kick. I love testing out new BBQ restaurants and trying to recreate the "oh-this-is-the-best-sauce-ever" flavor at home.

and in the crockpot.

I think we've hit the jackpot with this particular combination. The sauce has the perfect blend of twang, sweet, smoke, and heat without needing to brown the ribs beforehand, leave the house, or get dressed.

I used 3.5 pounds of pork baby back ribs, but you can certainly use beef if you'd like, or use this sauce on chicken thighs. I did NOT brown the meat at all--- the color shown up above was achieved solely in the slow cooker.

Use a 6-quart or larger slow cooker. Cut the rack of ribs in half with a large knife or poultry scissors and make sure they fit all the way in the cooker, with the lid on. Now take them out.

Place the sliced onion in your pot, then put the ribs back in. Combine the dried ingredients: brown sugar, chili powder, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Rub this mixture all over the ribs.

Wash your hands well.

Now combine the wet ingredients: chili sauce, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, Tabasco, and Liquid Smoke. Pour this mixture evenly over the top of your ribs.

Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours, or until the meat is tender, and has begun to pull away from the bone. The longer you cook the meat, the more tender it will become. Before serving, flip the ribs over a few times to get all sides nice and saucy.

26 comments:

Nope. Chili Sauce isn't spicy at all---it's sweet, and is a mixture of tomato sauce, dried mustard, onion powder, garlic, and Worcestershire sauce. it's housed in the Ketchup aisle-- you can make your own (google it) but it's more cost-effective to just buy the bottle.

I love cooking ribs in the slow cooker because of how tender the meat becomes. And I love that this recipe does not require pre-cooking or browning the meat before hand, letting my slow cooker do all the work!

I just put this in my slow cook! Only problem is that it's 3:00 (Couldn't get to the store earlier!) Can I cook this on high for a couple of hours and then kick it back to low, so we can eat closer to 7 or 8?

I think chili sauce is a wonderful "secret" ingredient. It's fantastic in meatloaf, baked beans, bbq...yum!This recipe looks like it would make my boys very happy. They are in the "age of meat", when they crave protein.

Put this in my crock this morning and I'm so glad I did! Not only does it smell delicious, but it's like 100* out today and I do NOT want to cook. I had thought about baking potatoes to go with it, but not anymore. Too hot to turn on oven. Thanks for the recipe!

I had been craving ribs and bought some last week; they'd been sitting in the fridge while I tried to figure out how to cook them long enough to be tender, with my busy life. Your recipe came just in time... but I was lazy. Used a rub in the pantry, and BBQ sauce that was in the fridge. Cooked them for 9 hours... SO tender, SO yummy. Thank you!

Wondergoat, I used sriracha in mine and they turned out spicy and YUMMY! I omitted the Worcestershire, used 10 oz of sriracha, added an orange pepper, and browned two of the three ribs I used- the browned ones turned out tastier IMO. Served it with sour cream to balance the heat and it got rave reviews.

These ribs were awesome! I'd still be eating them if I could! I was just spooning the sauce in my mouth..that good! I followed the recipe exactly using St. Louis pork ribs...cooked on low for 6-7 hours & were so tender that falling off the bone. Definitely will be a keeper for years to come!

I made this yesterday and we were blown away at how good these ribs were! My husband has made several attempts to make ribs (oven/grill) and we were never pleased...he felt a little defeated, but it was okay because he had a happy belly :) Will definitely make again!

trying this recipe today, omitted liquid smoke (only because I didn't have any), nor did I have chili sauce but modified recipe with a combo of ketchup,sweet chile dipping sauce & some garden cocktail....will post results later, but it smells really good !

AWESOME! I made these last night. Spare ribs were on sale for Memorial Day week-end. I have never cooked spare ribs in my life, but these were sooooooooooooooo delicious. I can't wait to make the sauce for BBQ.